Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 165.08 — Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 165.08
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 165.08 Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 165.08 — Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 165.08 Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree.
A person is guilty of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree when knowing that he does not have the consent of the owner, he takes, operates, exercises control over, rides in or otherwise uses a vehicle with the intent to use the same in the course of or the commission of a class A, class B, class C or class D felony or in the immediate flight therefrom. A person who engages in any such conduct without the consent of the owner is presumed to know he does not have such consent.
Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree is a class D felony.